‘Selfie’ at Mandela memorial service

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Posted by RR

Was it okay or beneath their dignity for Obama and Cameron to lean in to a selfie with the leader of Denmark (Kinnock’s daughter-in-law) at the memorial service of Nelson Mandela? Michele comes across best here, IMHO.

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GMT
GMT
10 years ago

Does this picture not show that 2 of the worlds leaders are Celebrating a great Mans life, are they not human with feelings after all, I bet Nelson Mandela would be looking down asking what is all the fuss….
and what is a selfie…

Jonathan
Jonathan
10 years ago
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Only 2 of the world’s leaders, GMT? Which of the three is excluded from that dubious accolade?
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Charles Cowling
10 years ago

There is a broader context. People have been posting funeral selfies for some weeks now, prompting harrumphs in the media. It’s not a debate I thought readers would be particularly interested in. Well, it doesn’t interest me — all a bit frothy.

If you’re interested in checking out a few, see here: http://selfiesatfunerals.tumblr.com/

Type funeral selfies into google and see what folk have been saying.

GMT
GMT
10 years ago

Jonathan we could have some fun here, but has any one noticed the bloke behind the 3 amigo’s trying to his his face, a excellent caption here would be, I don’t want any part of this,

David Holmes
10 years ago

Were this story and the fake sign man just distractions? From what I saw of the service, it did look shambolic.

Organising these huge state occasions is difficult – and frankly I believe we Brits are the worlds best at it.

Simon Lamb
Simon Lamb
10 years ago

There must be many long and tedious intervals at such occasions and , whilst they must have felt obliged to be present, there was little for them actually to do. President Obama gave materiel for a new generation of celebrants by quoting from Invictus but I’m not sue what David Cameron or the Danish PM thought of the event.
As organisers, funeral directors should spare a thought for those who had to ensure President Obama could arrive in Johannesburg on time and to minimise the risks to his security. He is a class act and Jo’burg is a rough place.